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Grande Bruno 

Bentley’s got one hell of a history – 100 years, to be precise. But rather than rest on its laurels, it’s taken the occasion of its centenary to present its vision of the future of luxury motoring. And we’re sure you’ll agree that the result, the gargantuan EXP 100 GT, embodies a future we’d all love to be a part of.

Spot the difference

You really do have to pinch yourself sometimes at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the world’s fastest summer garden party. Is that really Damon Hill behind the wheel of the Benetton B194 Michael Schumacher notoriously crashed into him at Adelaide to claim the 1994 Formula 1 World Championship? Or Arturo ‘Little Art’ Merzario cracking wise in the paddock with Emerson Fittipaldi, Riccardo Patrese and Sir Jackie Stewart? Or current McLaren F1 star Lando Norris wrestling the 700bhp M8D Can-Am car up the dauntingly narrow hill climb?

If you’re one of the countless people around the world who bleeds Rosso Corsa, you might want to book a trip to Italy in September. Universo Ferrari is essentially an event in Maranello situated inside a vast purpose-built structure that will showcase the breadth of the Prancing Horse’s current activities, from its motorsport endeavours in Formula 1 and the World Endurance Championship and its flourishing Classiche historic division to its ultra-exclusive Corse Clienti programmes and, of course, its current line-up of exquisite road cars.